Creel stand



Patented Nov.` 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH KRCKELS, OF ZVELL-IM-WIESENTHAL, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRMMASCHINENFABRIK ZELL, J. KRCKELS, OF ZELL-IM-WIESENTHAL, GERMANY.

CREEL STAND.

Application filed September 21, 1926, Serial No. 136,863, and in GermanySeptember 23, 1925.

In the creel stands hitherto known for warping from stationary creels(conical cross-wound bobbins come principally into consideration) thedrawing oif of the thread takes place usually inthe horizontal directionor nearly so. This has the disadvantage that the thread as it is drawnolf in consequence of its own weight, rubs the upper edge of the bobbinmore strongly than the lower. Besides causing the formation of waste thethread is not uniformly pulled, but sometimes stronger and at the nextmomentk less.Y Another disadvantage of this hitherto usual arrangementof horizontally placed bobbins arises from kthe difficulty ofreplenishing the framework with full bobbins. The accessibility of thecreel holders is hindered by the framework stretching the threads. It istrue that the German Patent No. 276,602 tries to over come thisdisadvantage by moving out the framework stretching the thread and theGerman Patent No. 352,713 arranges the inner frame of creel holder to bemovable, but

these arrangements make a more` complicated and consequently moreexpensive construction of machine necessary. Attempts have been made toplace the axis of the Vcreels vertically, but then the disadvantageshows itself that the room required for a creel stand of this kind isconsiderably greater and the service especiallyv when large sized crossbobbinsiare used becomes complicated and the possibility of using theframe practically becomes questionable.

According to the present improvement these disadvantages are-avoided byarranging the creels alternately standing and hanging whilst they areplaced with their axes vertical or substantially vertical. Retardingthread guides are placed between them and so utilize the space `fullyand make a compact construction possible. The creels and the threadguides are readily accessible so that replenishing the frames with newcreels and the tying of threads can be readily effected.

'The drawing` illustrates a detailed example Vof the framework accordingto my invention:

Fig. 1 shows the creel holder as seen from` the side,

Fig. 2 shows its ground plan.

The stationary creels 1 rest upon or hang from the horizontal beams 2which also 55 carry the retarding thread guides 3.. These thread guides3 pass the single yarn threads forward in the known way to the threadcollectors 4, whence they pass onto the warping machine. Thisarrangement of alternate standing and hanging creels with the threadguides between them makes a considerable saving of space possible. Ifdesired the creels can be arranged slightly-out of the vertical withoutdeparting from the invention.

I claim: p i

A creel stand for warping from stationary creels in, which the shuttlesare arranged with vertical aXes alternately standing and hanging withretarding thread guides between them.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH KEcKELs.

